I am a Professor of History at Stephen F. Austin State University. My forthcoming book on the cultural legacy of Nathan Bedford Forrest will be published in Fall 2024. I am also the co-editor of a collection of essays on Bob Dylan (Routledge 2023). My book on the spread and acceptance of early jazz was published in 2009.

I am a founding member of the Teaching Woody Guthrie Collective and a regular contributor to the Million Dollar Bash podcast at The Dylantantes.